Mauricio Pochettino said he might have ended his five-year spell at Tottenham if he had guided the team to Champions League glory in last season's final against Liverpool.
Spurs were beaten 2-0 by Jurgen Klopp's team in the Madrid, prompting intense speculation over Pochettino's future as manager.
And the Argentine, who has been linked with managerial roles at Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus in recent months, admitted ahead of Tottenham's International Champions Cup clash against Juve (live at 7:30 a.m. ET on Sunday on ESPN2) in Singapore that winning the Champions League would have given Spurs "the possibility of a new chapter with a new coaching staff.